Friday, September 26, 2014

Ideas for making lovely decorative wreaths for all seasons

I have
always loved wreaths for decoration and I never cease to come up with ideas about how to make yet another one, when Christmas, Easter, Spring or Summer are
around the corner.

But what is
it that attracts me to them? Is it their circular shape which represents, among
other things, unity, wholeness and completion, or just the fact that you can
use them almost everywhere at home to add this special or festive touch which
can easily beautify your space, at a low cost?

The answer
remains unknown, but the fact is that I
have an endless obsession with wreaths, so today I decided to share with you
just few of them ,which are a permanent
decorative element of my house.

Wreath No 1: This blue, white, beige and cream wreath may look quite summery, but I love looking at it all year round , so it welcomes me every morning when I get into my kitchen .

It is very easy to make. The most laborious part is the making of the little bird at the bottom.

To make it , you need to cut out some fabric in the shape of a little bird , sew it and stuff it with whatever appropriate material you have at home. Then, use some PVA glue to stick some fabric feathers on its tiny body .You can also use a little black bead or a round piece of fabric at a suitable colour and size for its eye. This is the most special feature of the wreath , in my opinion, because it gives extra ‘volume’ to your creation. Apart from the little bird , you can make small fabric mushrooms, hearts and little houses . I have here used a wooden heart in white colour, two small wooden houses and letters in different hues of blue , to form the word ‘Home’.

After I had glued the decorative elements on the wreath , I
used a length of blue and white fabric to wrap it
around the wreath . This ‘ribbon’ adds some extra colour to it and ‘completes’ it in a way.

Wreath No 2
: I used the same method as the one I used for the first wreath, but I made some fabric fish instead of birds and also
painted some sea urchin shells, which I found on the beach. The painted sea urchin
shells look great when you add a coat of acrylic paint on them and they are fantastic
for using on a summery wreath. I also added some tiny pieces of drift wood and starfish (real and plaster ones) .Instead of a fabric ribbon , I used some
lengths of raffia . They give a country style look to the wreath.

Wreath No 3
: The easiest and fastest to make at no cost at all.

Use any
twigs you may get from a garden , make a
circular shape , tie them in place using some raffia and add little bows made of fabric in different colours and texture . You can add some colourful buttons
and little hearts, which you can hang from the wreath using raffia.

Here you
are!! You can have a new wreathe for a wall on the balcony or the front door at no time at all.

Thank you
for reading dear readers and I wish you a lovely , creative
weekend. The weather in Greece tomorrow will be quite cold and autumnal
but I suppose it was about time.

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About Me

Hello and welcome to my blog. I live in Athens, Greece with my husband and my baby boy. I'm a language teacher and I love painting, crafting, decorating,colours and giving new life to old things.
My motto is: 'the simplest path can lead to the sweetest of gardens' , so I try to appreciate and enjoy the little things in life , knowing that they are usually the Big Things.